1000 Inventions and Discoveries

1000 Inventions & Discoveries

Roger Bridgman

DK Children

Part of the "Eyewitness Science" series, this book provides the reader with a close look at electronics. Artwork explains how and why things work and 3-D models make even the most complex concepts clear. The book demonstrates the original experiments, and explains the principles behind the major scientific inventions and concepts. Specially-commissioned photographs and text written by experts in their own fields make the most intriguing theories accessible. It captures the spirit of earlier ages by showing the original equipment and instruments used in scientific experiments. "Eyewitness Science" is a series of visual guides that opens up the world of science, and explains the principles affecting people's daily lives. All the fields of science are encompassed - from relativity to genetics - to build up into an encyclopaedic series. The reader is invited to step into the shoes of the scientists and relive the thrill of scientific breakthrough.

Eyewitness Science Electronics (collins Eyewitness Science)

Angus&Robertson

The "Eyewitness Science" series follows the story of science, tracing the major discoveries through the eyes of the great scientists. The text is simple and straightforward, and each spread contains detailed artwork and photographs. The series combines landmark experiments in the history of science with the human element - the great men and women of science. Special features include: demonstrations which re-create experiments and expand important principles; artworks which explain how and why things work; specially built 3-D models which aim to make clear even the most complex concepts; and words and pictures which work together to explain scientific principles clearly and concisely. "Electronics" covers such topics as: the pre-electric world; early amplifiers; time and frequency; signals, codes and information; microprocessors; and transducers.

Electronics (Eyewitness Science)

Dorling, Kindersley

Did you know that scientist Alhazen faked madness in order to found modern optics? Or that "tin lizzie" (the model T Ford) was the first car to be built on an assembly line? Showcasing 1,000 groundbreaking moments in history, this book tells the story behind each discovery. Find out how some of the world's greatest inventive minds made their incredible discoveries and what trials they faced along the way. Clear, comprehensive text together with specially commissioned photographs from the Science Museum collection mean you can find out when the rabies vaccine was discovered or who invented the electric tram, or how Copernicus discovered that the Earth moves around the Sun. With bite-sized features boxes and a timeline that puts achievements into context at a glance, this is a valuable reference for every significant human invention and discovery, from fire, trigonometry, toothpaste, and space rockets to DNA technology, black holes and beyond. From accidental discoveries to meticulously worked-out theories, this is a remarkable record of human achievement from the dawn of the human race to the present day.

Teen & Young Adult

Dorling Kindersley Child's H/B

Integrating words and pictures, this is a family reference book on electronics structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and a self-contained module. On every spread there is a specially shot colour photograph of objects shown in real-life close-up deta

Electronics

Traces the history, discoveries, and devices of the science of electronics.

Eyewitness: Electronics

Children's Books

Education & Reference

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Robot

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.

Science, Nature & How It Works

How do tiny components control complex tasks? How has electronics changed our lives? Find out the answers to these and other questions in this new look at electronics.

Eyewitness Science ~ Electronics - Explore the fast-moving world of electronics - how the tiny components that control complex tasks have changed so many aspects of modern life

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Technology

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1000 Inventions & Discoveries

Eyewitness Science Electronics (collins Eyewitness Science)

Electronics (Eyewitness Science)

1000 Inventions and Discoveries

Electronics

Eyewitness: Electronics

Robot

1000 Inventions and Discoveries

Eyewitness Science ~ Electronics - Explore the fast-moving world of electronics - how the tiny components that control complex tasks have changed so many aspects of modern life

Technology